interest group 1
noundomain: group
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
Examples
- 1.the iron interests stepped up production
Hypernym
social group 1
noun
people sharing some social relation
Domain_of_synset_-_USAGE
plural 1
noun
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
EnglishHyponym
an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying
groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
Member_of_this_domain_-_USAGE
plural 1
noun
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
